Scotland, a 10-minute vacation to a happy place

[strita]

Why life on Scotland's islands makes us happy

Three people explain the lure of island life as a study highlights the sense of wellbeing on Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.

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[Trishie]

They are blessed.
Going home for a visit to my mother’s ancestral Scottish island home of Innumerable generations was unforgettably moving and meaningful.

 

[Greenfields]

Beautiful part of the world Traveled through the isles of Skye,Harris and Lewis early 90’s in Winter
.Wide open spaces.
I’d be happy to be a crofter

 

[strita]

I even know what a crofter is, I think. I’d like to take the overnight ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick.

When I watch the Shetland series, those houses, even the old one, seem very expensive to me.